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Pets, called Utility Companions, are coming to The First Descendant in December, and the players speculate on their function. Moreover, the official Moderators also gave their thoughts on the matter.
Love them or hate them, pets are a staple of modern MMOs. They started off as simple “cosmetics”, there to just look cute with no additional functions. Over time, they have been given different (but always minor) functions, like gathering resources near you or picking up loot. In early December 2024, TFD will get its second Season. Among all the new features announced, there is one called “Utility Companions”, which are unofficially confirmed to be like pets in other games.
Players Speculate on the Function of Pets in The First Descendant
With Utility Companions being just a month away, The First Descendant players give their thoughts on what the function of these “pets” is going to be. In similar games, the pets are there for utility, to help players out a bit, by collecting nearby loot for example, and the players are sure that the pet’s function will be similar in TFD.
On The First Descendant’s official Discord channel, there is a Community Support channel, where the fans offer their suggestions and ask questions about the game. A player, named VaultedShade on Discord, asked what the players expect the pets’ function to be. They add that they would love to see them provide Loot modifiers and gathering, Resource Recovery, Speed/Mobility Buffs, Ammo, or Stealth, adding that there is so much potential with these Utility Companions.
Players add their own thoughts, with Kiatanaroyr saying: “Utility is the main thing I want out of pets…maybe a dmg shield applied to the player or it can revive nearby players without forcing you to stop what your doing and just stay in the area”. MoonMoon69 agrees, saying: “The pet/s will likely be a free roaming entity within a certain area of you that collects gear, kuiper, gold, and mods. Probably have mods and need catalyzed for full modding…”
Others started debating on whether the pets will be “upgradeable”. The majority hopes they won’t, with TacoShark MR27 adding: “As long as it doesn’t make you combine multiple pets to get a max rank pet lol”. However, everyone expects they will function the same as in Warframe, where you add mods to increase the pets’ effectiveness.
A Moderator Gives Their Own Two Cents
In that discussion, everyone was surprised when an official Moderator chimed in. “Yeah, I agree with loot modifiers and gathering as the main task of the Utility companion. We’ll take note of your feedback so we can share it with the team.~ Thanks for sharing it to us bud.” said MOD_Win.
Moderators are known to roam the Community Support channel and provide answers, so the players were delighted that an official Moderator had just come in to add their own thoughts on the matter. It is far from an official confirmation, but if the majority thinks that the pets will have a utility role, and a Moderator thinks the same, chances are it will turn out to be true.